diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 80527299f859..f1c98a973fcd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ config ARCH_PKEY_BITS
 choice
 	prompt "TSX enable mode"
 	depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL
-	default X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_OFF
+	default X86_INTEL_TSX_MODE_AUTO
 	help
 	  Intel's TSX (Transactional Synchronization Extensions) feature
 	  allows to optimize locking protocols through lock elision which